Five words from the blurb: castaways, patience, survival, dilemmas, humanity In 1914 an ocean liner sinks and it quickly becomes obvious that there aren’t enough lifeboats for everyone. The passengers must battle for survival, pushing all thoughts of others aside in order to have a chance of living. Those lucky enough to gain a place on [...]
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Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Five words from the blurb: Alzheimer’s, memories, harrowing, family, loving Still Alice is one of those books that seems to receive universal praise. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a negative review for it and so I expected to fall in love with Alice, ending the book in an emotional heap. Unfortunately that didn’t happen [...]
Pao by Kerry Young
Shortlisted for 2012 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Shortlisted for 2011 Costa Prize for Fiction Five words from the blurb: Jamaica, Chinatown, business, political, transforming Pao is only fourteen-year-old when he arrives in Jamaica in 1938; fleeing the violence of the Chinese revolution. He finds a home with his mother and brother in Chinatown and they try [...]
Heft by Liz Moore
Five words from the blurb: quirky, pair, unexpected, help, family Heft is the heartwarming story of Arthur, a morbidly obese man who has been confined to his own home for the last ten years. Trapped in this lonely world he is surprised to receive a phone call from a former student who knows nothing of [...]
Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
Five words from the blurb: autism, animal, behaviour, welfare, research I hadn’t heard of Temple Grandin until I started doing research into autism, but it is almost impossible to go to an autism seminar without her name being mentioned several times. Her autism has given her a special insight into the way animals think and [...]
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Simon Mawer
Note: This book is released as Trapeze in the US Five words from the blurb: recruited, undercover, France, training, war In WWII specially trained women were dropped into France, performing secret operations in difficult, often dangerous conditions. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky is based on their work, focusing on Marian Sutro, a young bilingual woman [...]
